Hair-waving tube



F. AND G. LANTIERI.

HAIR WAVING TUBE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, I919.

1,379,027. Patented May 24, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAIR-WAVING TUBE.

Application filed December 6, 1919.

To all whom it may concern proved tube designed for use in what is knownas permanent hair waving, in the carrying out of which a tress of haircoiled about a thin rod or tube is covered with an absorbent materialimpregnated with a hair treating solution, and the whole inclosed in aprotecting tube adapted to be inserted in the cylindrically formed boreof an electric heater.

It has been a common expedient to moisten the end of a pasteboard tubelocated adjacent the head, and then tie the same tightly about the tressof hair in proximity to the head, whereby the heated gases will beconfined and prevented from being projected through the end of the tubeadjacent the head, against the scalp of the subject.

This way of inclosing the inner end of the tube is objectionable in thatthe spring or twine employed sometimes slips off, and moreover, it isdifficult to contract or puoker the end of the tube so that a tightclosure is effected.

The object of the present invention is to provide a tube which willeliminate the objection above pointed out and to provide a structurewherein the inner end of the tube may be tightly closed by a simpleoperation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure wherein thetube and the twine employed for closing the end thereof are provided ina unitary structure whereby the tubes are always ready for instant use.

Other objects and aims of the invention more or less specific than thosereferred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out inthe course of the following description of the elements, combinations,arrangements of parts and applications of principles, constituting theinvention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated inthe appended claims.

Inthe accompanying drawing, wherein Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 24, 1921.

Serial No. 343,000.

we have illustrated a preferred form of embodiment of our invention:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing our improved tube. 4

Fig. 2 is a view of part of the tube in elevation, partly broken away,better to illustrate the construction.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the inner end of the tube; and

Fig. 4 is a view showing that end contracted.

Referring now to the drawing, wherein similar reference characters referto similar parts throughout the views thereof, the reference numeral 1indicates a cylindrical form of pasteboard, or similar rnaterial. Thereference numeral 2 illustrates a strip of fabric, which is fastened toone end of the tube, as by cementing the same interiorly and exteriorlythereof, or by otherwise fastening the tube and strip together. It willbe understood that if cement is used a material will be employed whichwill not be easily disintegrated or softened by the application of heat.

The folded end of the strip 3 projects from the inner end of the tube,forming a pocket 4, in which is provided a string or cord 5, a space 6being provided between the adjacent edges 7 and 8 of said strip, adaptedto accommodate the knot 9, which is formed in the cord or twine and topermit the edges 7 and 8 to approach each other when the knot 9 istightened, as indicated in Fig. 4.

' This construction permits the closing of the inner end of the tubewithout moistening the latter, and moreover, provides for such a closureof the inner end that the exit of heated gases is effectively prevented.

It will accordingly be seen that we have provided a structure welladapted to attain, among others, all the ends and objects above pointedout, in an exceedingly simple manner, and providing a structure which isalways ready for instant use.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departingfrom the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingshall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a tubular member having astrip of fabric fastened to the exterior and interior surfaces of saidtubular member forming a' folded portion adjacent the end of'saidtubular member, and means located in the folded portion of said strip offabric adapted to draw said folded portion together, thereby contractingthe end of said tubular member so as to close the latter.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a tubular memberhaving a strip of fabric fastened thereto at one end,

said strip being passed only partly about said tubular member so as toprovide a space between the adjacent edges of the strip, and said stripof fabric having a 20 pocket therein adjacent the end of said tubularmember, and a draw-string located in said pocket adapted to be tied sothat the knot will be located in said space.

In testimony whereof, we afiix our signa- 25 tures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

GABRIEL LANTIE'RI. FRANK LANTIERI.

Witnesses:

EMMA WEINBERG, IRVING A. HAMER.

